The Destruction of Jerusalem: The End of the Second Temple

70 CE · Kudüs · military

Titus, the son of Vespasian, besieged and destroyed Jerusalem in order to suppress the Jewish revolt; the Second Temple was burned; more than a million Jews were killed or taken captive.

| The Jewish diaspora became permanent; the need for the Talmudic tradition arose; the separation of Christianity and Judaism accelerated.

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What was The Destruction of Jerusalem: The End of the Second Temple?
Titus, the son of Vespasian, besieged and destroyed Jerusalem in order to suppress the Jewish revolt; the Second Temple was burned; more than a million Jews were killed or taken captive.
When did The Destruction of Jerusalem: The End of the Second Temple happen?
70 CE
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